euphoric

[ yoo-fawr-ik, -for- ]

adjective

1. feeling or generating intense happiness, confidence, and a sense of well-being:

   I’ve experienced both crushing defeat and euphoric victory.

   She was euphoric when she received the Oscar.

2. Psychiatry. relating to or experiencing a pathologically exaggerated feeling of happiness, confidence, or energy:

   During a manic phase, people with bipolar disorder are usually euphoric and believe they can accomplish anything.

Other Words From

• eu·phor·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of euphoric¹

euphor(ia) + -ic

Related Words

• blissful
• delirious
• elated
• enthusiastic
• fervent
• happy
• joyful
• joyous
• mad
• overjoyed
• rapturous
• rhapsodic
• thrilled
• upbeat